Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-07
49th Congress--second Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I

| SENATE-Mr. Henderson called the atten-
| ton of the Senate to the claims against Mex
leo for the killing of Captain Crawford. He
| said a stronger and more urgent demand for
| indemnity should be made. He introduced a
| bill appropTiating $40, 600 for the relief of
Crawford's heirs; referred.
The Senate took up the bill giving 81, 200
yearly pension to the widow of General
Logan. Mr.. Maxey desired an explanation
of the bill. He thought the case of General
Logan should stand on the same principle as
that of other citizens. If he contracted in
the army the disease from which he died that
would be ample ground for pension.
Messrs. Mitchell, Cullom and Sewel1 stated
that General Logan had contracted rheuma-
tism on the battlefield and that there was no
question that he died of rheumatism con-
tracted in his country's service.
Mr.. Vest endeavcred to amend the bill SO
as to fix the pension of the widow of General
Frank P. Blair at So, 900, but at the request
of several Senators withdrew his motion and
the bill was then passed without division.
Mr.. Vest then introduced and the Senate
passed bill increasing the pension of Mrs.
General Blair from $50 month to 81 900
year.
A bill was passed to carry into effect the
treaty with China for the suppression of the
opium traffic.
bill then followed. Mr.. Blair continued
his argument. He claimed that the bill
was in the direction of forcing a con-
solidation of railroads and said that
some raj road men believed in that as the
outcome of the railroad problem. No truer
sentence had ever been uttered than that
where combination is possible competition
is impossible. This left opou, and invited
the worst kind of combinations-the cousoli
dation of railroads. He believed it better to
have business kept in a great many hands
than to have it consolidated. He character
he oil 20 baJ Oh
haul and to prohibit pooling as the most
glaring Inconsistency which recalled the
couplet: tYou'll DO damned if you do, and
you'll be damned if you don't" He did not
believe that legislation on the subject would
fail if this bill went back to a conference
committee with indication from the SEN
ate that 1t was not ready to brand as crimi-
nal practice those arrangements made by
railroad companies to accomplish the pre-
else object intended to be accomplished by
the bill
Mr.. Morgan opposed the bill.
Mr.. Cullon said he was very anxious to
have the bill disposed of as soon as possible
and therefore gave notice that on Tuesday or
Wednesday next he would ask the Senate to
remain in session until it reaches the point
of action.
Mr.. Hoar demonstrated against cutting off
debate.
The Senate held short executive session
and then adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House took up the bill for
the improvement of the Erie and Oswego
canals.
The House then passed the pension bill,
which appropriates SIG, 247, 500, being only
$5. DOC below the estimates.
The House went into committee on the
naval reorganization bill. Mr.. Sayres, OF
Texas, drew a deplorable picture of the navy,
referring to it as too weak to make fight
and too slow to run away.
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maryland, opposed the
bill, believing it to be contrary to the inter-
est of the naval service and that its passage
would be detrimental to the interest of the
government He maintained that the exist
ing condition of the navy was equal to all
demands. This organization had been found
to be efficient until the return to power of
that party which had opposed the navy
during the late war.
Mr.. McAdoo favored the bill.
Pending further debate the committee rose
and the House adjourned.